23 - Eligibility of town officers.
§ 23. Eligibility of town officers. 1. Every elective officer of the town at the time of his election and throughout his term of office, shall be an elector of the town. Every other officer of the town at the time of his appointment and throughout his term of office shall be an elector of the town except that: (a) in towns having no resident attorney, the town attorney and such counsel as may be employed need not be electors; and (b) in towns having no resident engineer and in the towns of Mount Pleasant, Westchester county, North Castle, Westchester county, Lewisboro, Westchester county, Somers, Westchester county, Carmel, Putnam county, and Ithaca, Tompkins county, the town engineer and such consultant engineers as may be employed need not be electors; and (c) in the towns of North Castle, Westchester county, North Salem, Lewisboro and Pound Ridge, Westchester county, the town building inspector and such deputy building inspectors as may be employed need not be electors; and (d) in the town of Lewisboro, Westchester county, the town wetlands inspector need not be an elector; and (e) in the towns of Carmel and Patterson, Putnam county, the town wetlands inspector need not be an elector; and (f) in the town of Hamlin, Monroe county, the court clerk need not be an elector; and (g) in towns participating in a shared town justice agreement pursuant to section one hundred six-b of the uniform justice court act, a town justice may be an elector of any town participating in such an agreement. No county treasurer, district superintendent of schools, or trustee of a school district shall be eligible to the office of supervisor. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of New Castle, Westchester county, and in the town of Bolivar, Allegany county, the person performing the functions of town superintendent of highways need not be an elector of such town. Provided, further, that in the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county, the person performing the functions of town superintendent of highways and such deputies as may be employed need not be electors of such town. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester county, the persons performing the functions of comptroller and building inspector need not be electors of such town. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Sweden, Monroe county, the person performing the functions of court clerk need not be an elector of such town. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Ogden, Monroe county, the person performing the functions of court clerk need not be an elector of such town. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of North East, Dutchess county, the person performing the functions of the town engineer need not be an elector of such town. 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Independence, Allegany county, the person performing the functions of town justice need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town justice in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Grove, Allegany county, the person performing the functions of town justice need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town justice in anyother town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Birdsall, Allegany county, the person performing the functions of town justice need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town justice in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 2 sub 9's * 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of West Union, Steuben county, the person performing the functions of town justice need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town justice in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 2 sub 9's * 10. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Granger, Allegany county, the person performing the functions of town justice need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town justice in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 3 sub 10's * 10. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Somers, Westchester county, the person performing the functions of the town building inspector need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town building inspector in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 3 sub 10's * 10. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county, the person performing the functions of town superintendent of highways need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town superintendent of highways in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 3 sub 10's * 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Somers, Westchester county, the person performing the functions of the court clerk need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of court clerk in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 2 sub 11's * 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county, the person performing the functions of town building inspector need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town building inspector in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 2 sub 11's 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county, the person performing the functions of deputy building inspector need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions ofdeputy building inspector in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. 13. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Ogden, Monroe county, the person performing the functions of town building inspection and code enforcement officer need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of building inspection and code enforcement officer in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. * 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Hamlin, Monroe county, the person performing the functions of town building inspector/code enforcement officer need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town building inspector/code enforcement officer in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 2 sub 14's * 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Clarkson, in the county of Monroe, the person performing the functions of building inspector need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of building inspector in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 2 sub 14's * 15. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Hamlin, Monroe county, the person performing the functions of town fire marshall need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town fire marshall in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 2 sub 15's * 15. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of the section, in the town of Clarkson, in the county of Monroe, the person performing the functions of code enforcement officer need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of code enforcement officer in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 2 sub 15's 16. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Andover, in the county of Allegany, the person performing the functions of town justice need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town justice in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by law. 17. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Colesville, in the county of Broome, the person performing the functions of court clerk need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of court clerk in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by law. * 18. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Copake, in the county of Columbia, the persons performing the functions of court clerk and deputy court clerk need not be electors of such town. Provided, however, the persons performing the functions of court clerk and deputy court clerk in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 4 sub 18's* 18. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Barker, in the county of Broome, the person performing the functions of court clerk need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of court clerk in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 4 sub 18's * 18. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Maine, in the county of Broome, the person performing the functions of building inspector/code enforcement officer need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of building inspector/code enforcement in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 4 sub 18's * 18. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Nanticoke, in the county of Broome, the person performing the functions of court clerk need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of court clerk in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 4 sub 18's * 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the person performing the functions of court clerk need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of court clerk in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 2 sub 19's * 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Big Flats, in the county of Chemung, persons performing the functions of assessor, town attorney and director of building inspection/code enforcement office need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, persons performing such functions or holding such offices in any other town shall be electors of such town unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 2 sub 19's 20. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Maine, in the county of Broome, the person performing the functions of court clerk need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of court clerk in any other town shall be an elector of such town unless otherwise provided by law. 21. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Wellsville, in the county of Allegany, the persons performing the functions of town justice need not be electors of such town. Provided, however, the persons performing the functions of town justice in any other town shall be electors of such town unless otherwise provided by law. 22. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Gerry, in the county of Chautauqua, the person performing the functions of court clerk need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of court clerk in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. * 23. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Willing, in the county of Allegany, the persons performing the functions of town justice need not be electors of such town. Provided, however, the persons performing the functions of townjustice in any other town shall be electors of such town unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 3 sub 23's * 23. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Windsor, in the county of Broome, the person holding the position of clerk to justice need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person holding the position of clerk to justice in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. * NB There are 3 sub 23's * 23. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, in the town of Windsor, in the county of Broome, the person performing the functions of the town building inspector and code enforcement officer need not be an elector of such town. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town building inspector in any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature. * NB There are 3 sub 23's